(The hilariously one-note bad guys are played by Ronit Roy, Rohit Roy and Girish Kulkarni.) Every step, you are reminded of better films вЂ“ Aakhree Raasta, where Amitabh Bachchan went about devising elaborate schemes for murder or Ek Hasina Thi, where Urmila Matondkar was forced by circumstances to transform into a toughie. When tragedy befalls the happy couple, Rohan sets out on a revenge mission. His unflappability is the filmвЂ™s undoing. ThereвЂ™s not a situation he cannot handle, no villain he cannot vanquish. Rohan is very kaabil that way, almost too much so. They go to a crowded mall, get separated вЂ“ but soon, he overcomes his panic and finds a way to find her.

But the energy here is something IвЂ™ve never seen in a film with two disabled characters. Part of this is surely producer Rakesh Roshan realising that if fans are paying good money to see his son dance, then dance his son shall. On their next date, they dance вЂ“ not tentatively, but with exuberant steps, as though auditioning for that carnival number in Luck By Chance. ThereвЂ™s no self-pity, no anger, none of the complexes that coloured Naseeruddin Shah in Sparsh. Rohan and Supriya are remarkable Hindi-film characters. He begins to panic that thereвЂ™d be no movie otherwise. She says she doesnвЂ™t want to get married. Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) meets Supriya (Yami Gautam) on a blind date. At least Aishwarya Rai Bachchan isnвЂ™t screeching. вЂњNot badвЂќ is hardly the most ringing of endorsements until you remember what вЂњbadвЂќ is. The bar for their new outing together is barely an inch off the ground вЂ“ and for a while, the film gives off a not-bad vibe. So how bad can it really be? If thatвЂ™s your frame of mind when you settle into a screening of Sanjay GuptaвЂ™s Hrithik Roshan-starring Kaabil, who can blame you? The director is coming off Jazbaa, the hero off Mohenjo Daro.

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